Tag: agriculture
Macedonia 13.04.24 | 13:29

Major drop in rice cultivation due to poor irrigation policies

Cultivated land in Kocani, Macedonia’s main rice growing region, has declined by almost a quarter, warned interim Deputy Agriculture Minister Cvetan Tripunovski from VMRO-DPMNE, who said that Minister Ljupco Nikolovski has failed to keep the irrigation system in order. Yesterday Nikolovski was...
Economy 27.06.23 | 16:22

Mickoski: The next Government, lead by VMRO-DPMNE, will be tied to the farmers

The Government completely forgot the ten-year program for water supply. An audit of the already allocated land is needed, because larger parcels mean larger economically justified agricultural production, reduced expenses, and more benefit for the workers! – wrote Mickoski on Tuesday. -We need...
News Economy 22.05.23 | 16:56

Tripunovski: The State Bureau of Statistics corroborated the fallacy of SDSM agricultural policies

The State Bureau of Statistics confirmed on Monday what we were saying all these years – that the Government applies erroneous agricultural policies, wrote Cvetan Tripunovski from VMRO-DPMNE in a Facebook post. “The total value of purchased agricultural products in the first three months...
Economy 10.07.20 | 13:06

Nikoloski: Better times are coming for Macedonian agriculture

The Vice President of VMRO-DPMNE and head of the candidate list in the fourth electoral district, Aleksandar Nikoloski, announced better times for Macedonian agriculture. As he pointed out in Friday’s video message, there are hardworking and honest people working in the fields who live off their...
Macedonia 27.01.20 | 15:37

Agriculture Ministry gives favorable treatment to SDSM party officials, Tripunovski says

Interim Deputy Agriculture Minister Cvetan Tripunovski revealed evidence of abuse in the department. Tripunovski pointed out that publicly owned farmland in the region of Sveti Nikole was loaned to the wives of local SDSM party officials, and allowed them to keep using it even after they would not evn...
Economy 16.12.19 | 14:23

Farming chamber warns of dire problems, demands Government assistance and the right to import more raw materials

The Macedonian Chamber of Commerce (SKM) warned the Government on the dire situation in the agriculture sector, and called on it to allow import of milk from Turkey, in order to capitalize on export opportunities toward Russia. We demand an intervention in production of primary materials, and the option...
Economy 25.06.19 | 23:21

While farmers are dumping their harvests in protest, the Agriculture Ministry throws a lavish cocktail

At a time when farmers across the country are protesting against low prices and are dumping their fruits and vegetables, the Agriculture Ministry threw a rich cocktail to welcome its new minister. Trajan Dimkovski was promoted after Ljupco Nikoloski left the post to become Secretary General of his SDSM...
Macedonia 01.02.19 | 14:43

Four opposition officials arrested this morning are charged over contracts worth 1.4 million EUR

The four former Agriculture Ministry officials detained this morning were taken before the Criminal Court in Skopje. According to the state run MIA news agency, they are being charged with abuses in the distribution of the farming subsidies and in the renting of state owned farmland, all totaling 1.4...
Macedonia 01.02.19 | 13:53

Spasovski confirms arrests of four opposition officials

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski confirmed that his police arrested or is searching for four opposition officials – three former Agriculture Ministers, and one deputy. Former ministers Ace Spasenovski, Mihail Cvetkov and Ljupco Dimovski, and former deputy minister Kristijan Delev were detained...
Macedonia 01.02.19 | 11:44

More opposition arrests – four former Agriculture Ministry officials detained this morning

Police today detained three former Agriculture Ministers, all from the small opposition Socialist Party, which, along with the VMRO-DPMNE party, suffered the brunt of the politically motivated arrests in the past years. Aco Spasenovski and Mihail Cvetkov were detained, while Ljupco Dimovski, who is member...

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